New to a job or a community and feeling a tad insecure? One of the simplest, most effective ways to connect with another is striking up conversation along the threads of our basic needs - food, water, shelter, love, connection and belonging. This can be one of the most effective ways to build rapport, trust and empowerment both in yourself and the person you ask for advice, no matter their background or socio-economic status.

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Simone Heng is a human connection specialist and former international broadcaster for Virgin Radio Dubai, HBO Asia, and CNBC, among others. She is one of the youngest accredited certified speaking professionals in the world. With over 20 years of experience around the globe as a communicator on-air, on stage, and one-on-one, connection has always been her life’s work.

As a speaker, Simone inspires people to connect in a world thirsty for connection. She has spoken to audiences of thousands and for clients that include Facebook/Meta, Google, Lucasfilm, Adobe, UBS, Salesforce, SAP, TEDx, SXSW and The United Nations. Simone and her work have been featured in Forbes, Vogue, Elle, South China Morning Post, CNN, and many more.

Simone’s debut book on human connection, “Secret Pandemic: The Search for Connection in a Lonely World” is a Singaporean bestseller as well as an Amazon US Number 1 best-seller in the Social Science Reference category.

Her latest book “Let’s Talk About Loneliness” has been published by Hay House in June 2023.

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